Yosemite National Park Video Clips

Here are a few of the 12 video clips I took at Yosemite.

Yosemite Video Clips

I do have some video clips to share of our adventure in Yosemite. However, until we get to a place where the internet is a bit faster, my clips will have to stay with me. Again, we had a great time in Yosemite and I would advise anyone who has the opportunity to visit to do so but I do believe it would be more enjoyable in the fall or early spring. We took a tour and it was so nice for both of us....the other Happy Traveler did not have to contend with traffic or finding a parking place...he could sit back and enjoy the scenery with me. More from your Happy Travelers later.

Yosemite National Park

Today we went to Yosemite National Park and visited the giant redwoods. It is impossible to capture these trees....they are so tall. Their bark doesn't turn red until they are over 300 years old. It was a beautiful day and another amazing trip.
This tree is named the Old Monarch....that is the root ball. It has been down for several hundred years. People have craved their initials on the trunk from as far back as the 1800's.
Can you see the split in this tree---that is Ron going inside---these trees are so tall that are like lightning rods. They get hit by lightning--it goes down the tree and blows out the bottom but the tree still lives!!! Amazing.
That's me inside the redwood. It is an awesome sight to see 3 or 4 people inside a tree at one time.
This was a grove of young redwoods. There were 5 trees but I don't think you can see but 3.
This was the view we had during our lunch break. I believe this is Vernal and Nevada Falls. You have to look real hard to see the lower fall.
We had to say goodbye and this was our last lookout. So majestic...so amazing....God sure knows how to impress us. More later --- videos I hope-----from your Happy Travelers.

Update on travels

We left Pahrump, NV Wednesday morning and drove to Barstow, CA. Thursday we traveled to Bakersfield, CA. Coming over the mountains and looking down on the valley was breathtaking. After so much brown---desert and rocks---we looked down on a patchwork of green. Bakersfield has all sorts of orchards of citrus, fruits and nuts. It is amazing what water can accomplish. You know why Jesus used water so much in his teachings. Friday it was on to Bass Lake, CA which is east of Fresno, up in the mountains. It is lovely but the mountains block my Verizon signal so I am using "Linksy" today. We will see if it will allow me to upload pictures. This campground believes in squeezing as many folks in a small amount of space as possible. We were very lucky to get the last spot in a relatively level area. Some folks are parked down in a hollow or up on a bluff. We are here until next Friday. We will need to take a hike to see the actual Bass Lake. From what I saw as we were coming into the area, it is beautiful. Next week we go into Yosemite. More from the Happy Travelers later. Until then, ENJOY EACH AND EVERY MOMENT.

Charleston Peak RV Resort - Pahrump, NV

This is a view of the mountains that back up to our campground at sunset. This is a view of the mountains in front of our campground. Another wonderful pool that saved our lives. It was the only way to enjoy late afternoons in the desert. This outstanding full moon was saying good bye to us on our last night in Pahrump. This was the first campfire the Happy Travelers have had the privilege of enjoying since leaving Virginia. Our fellow campers at the Charleston Peak RV Resort invited everyone for a campfire complete with marshmallows on our last night in Pahrump. We were treated to some great conversation, a lovely breeze and the moon--a full moon. The Happy Travelers leave for Barstow, CA tomorrow morning. More later.
A little clip of the mountains behind our campground. Unfortunately this video doesn't show just how high the mountains really are.

Pahrump Valley Winery

The Pahrump Valley Winery is attached to our campground. It is a really lovely spot in the desert with lots of new grape vines and their own bottling operation.
Gretchen Loken is one of the owners and a very delightful lady, just full of information and very enthusiastic about wine and people. She said, "how can you not enjoy what you are doing when you get to meet people and drink wine all day".
This is an interesting quilted wall hanging that I wanted to share especially with my quilting buddies. (It was machine quilted.)
As well as a good variety of reds and whites, the Winery sells a variety of "things that go with wine". The gift shop adjoins the wine tasting area. I got an education in fruity versus dry. It was fun but after sips of at least 14 different wines, I felt a little fuzzy.

Surrounded by mountains, this is a lovely spot with lots of desert around. If you look hard through the trees, you can see the grapevines. Sunday the Happy Travelers will be traveling to Harrah's in Las Vegas for a new experience. More later.

Preferred RV Resort - Pahrump, NV

This campground had a mixture of palm trees and pine trees, flowers and cacti, grass and rocks. We enjoyed our stay, met a bunch of nice people from Oregon, Washington, and California, as well as Nevada.
This is where the Happy Travelers spent every afternoon and where I went Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for water aerobics. Met a delightful bunch of ladies who live in the area and belong to this campground just to use the pool.
One area of the campground has this water wheel and a pond with enormous fish. It has benches and picnic tables, a walking path...a really nice place to go and think or relax and it is cool----temperature wise.
Can you tell how big these guys are. The pond was almost not deep enough to support them. You can tell they are used to handouts. As soon as you get close to the pond, they all but jump out of the pond.
Every evening, we were visited by 6 to 8 bunny rabbits. My neighbor and I shared our carrots with these little guys and they faithfully showed up every evening before sunset to see how the carrot supply was holding up.
Some talented person used a stump and craved these two little fellows.

This is the view when leaving the campground. The flag is flying at the Nugget, a local casino. See the mountains in the background. Pahrump is surrounded by mountains. The Happy Travelers left Preferred for Charleston Peak RV Resort just up the road. More later.